# New kitty! This is Holiday **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 7, 2024, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978 "2024-04-07T18:20:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/41 "2025-01-23T06:04:03Z")
Poor kitty had an abscess burst. Got back from emergency vet about an hour ago. They gave her an antibiotic shot which is good for two weeks and us a supply of strong painkiller. [![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/C87wXxA.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/C87wXxA) ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/42 "2025-01-23T14:51:36Z")
Looks ugly, but with proper treatment should heal up fine. I send pats to the pretty kitty (to be applied on uninjured portions of her anatomy.) ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/43 "2025-01-23T16:50:20Z")
ah, poor girl. i had 2 cats burst on me. it is horrifying! nod was about 10ish days old and malenka was about 5ish days old. i hope your girl recovers easily and is more comfortable now. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/44 "2025-01-23T17:12:40Z")
I hate how bad things happen to such lovely innocent creatures. I was just admiring how cute Holiday is and then came across the pic of her injury. Here’s hoping the poor kitty heals quickly! ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/45 "2025-01-23T18:19:07Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > i had 2 cats burst on me. it is horrifying! nod was about 10ish days old and malenka was about 5ish days old You had kittens that young who had abscesses?! ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/46 "2025-01-23T18:41:06Z")
my mum found nod yelling her head off outside in the alley way. when cleaning nod up after she got wet food all over the place, the washcloth brushed a spot on her side and boom! vesuvius! of course, this was sunday at around 5pm and no vet open. i cleaned her up, called the emergency line for our regular vet. i was at the door first thing monday morning, and nod spent 4 days at the vet getting the wound cleaned up. it was a puncture wound. vet’s theory was she was bitten by one of the many cats in the alley. nod spent the next 12 years with us. malenka, oh boy. our neighbour captured her mother from the same alley and took her to a shelter. they did not know that there was a kitten. later that night around 8pm the little one was screaming her lungs out. thankfully we were able to locate her and she was about 3 days old. really, really, young. eyes closed, bear claw feet. i stayed up all night (with the help of the sdmb) keeping her hydrated and warm. at the vets as soon as they opened. a few days later her eyes started to open and what i thought was a normal eye crusty turned out to be an infection. when i wiped her eyes boom! vesuvious! i was scared i exploded her eye. call to vet. vet visit. infection clear out. no damage to her eyes. another keeper after huge vet bills. thankfully your holiday is older and easier to treat with antibiotics and pain meds. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/47 "2025-01-23T19:50:20Z")
Thank you for rescuing! Older cats sometimes survive abscesses on their own. Those kittens stood no chance without help. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/48 "2025-01-30T14:23:22Z")
Holiday is looking better and is now with the vet for dental surgery. Received estimate when she was dropped off and it’s lower than I had anticipated. She’ll also be chipped in case she sneaks out the front door. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/49 "2025-01-30T15:28:15Z")
i was wondering how she was doing. hope all goes well at the vet. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/50 "2025-01-30T17:50:08Z")
Yes, update us please about how surgery went when you get a chance.’ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/51 "2025-01-31T01:58:49Z")
She came home almost six hours ago. Surgery, although extensive, went well. A total of nine teeth were removed: two broken canines, both of which had abscesses, one broken incisor, and six molars/premolars with resorption & bone loss. ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/52 "2025-01-31T02:04:30Z")
Poor cat! her mouth must have been hurting for so long. I bet she’ll be amazed when the surgery heals and the pain stops. Thank you for doing this. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/53 "2025-01-31T02:18:06Z")
our best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/54 "2025-01-31T02:51:42Z")
Wow! Poor girl. Things will be much better for her now. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2025, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/55 "2025-01-31T20:59:35Z")
She’s been hiding behind the couch again and somehow got trapped back there, as in got in but couldn’t figure how to get back out. So I moved a piece of furniture, which is really a giant cat bed at this point, back toward the balcony window where it belongs – problem solved! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/56 "2025-02-03T14:13:20Z")
The kitties had their breakfast and Holiday is now resting on the coffee table; I guess she won’t be needing her safe space behind the couch any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/57 "2025-02-03T14:17:21Z")
awww, confident kitty. how is her abscess area? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/58 "2025-02-03T15:18:03Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > how is her abscess area? As if nothing other than a missing tooth ever happened. 😺 ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/59 "2025-02-03T15:22:40Z")
that is great! healing goes so fast when the infection is gone. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2025, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978/60 "2025-02-03T15:26:45Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > A total of nine teeth were removed Our adopted cat had eleven teeth removed a few months ago. It took a couple of weeks for everything to heal up, but the pain after surgery was likely nothing compared to the pain of bad teeth. She’s a much happier kitty now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kitty-this-is-holiday/999978.md?page=4)